Hello, young people that I have yet to meet. One of the things I would love to talk with you about is putting up with stupid ideas. Don’t. If you have the experience, have performed the research, have eliminated the differing position, and have done so while considering most of the variables, speak up. You …

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How are you doing? I hope things are going well for you. I have no idea how old any of you are, but I sometimes think about what I would tell myself if I were to go back in time. Here are a few things I’d probably tell myself, and hopefully I’d take my own …

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Hi. Grampa Bob here again. Today I’m thinking about descriptors and modifiers. They can be important in that “theater of the mind” that can be conversation or writing. I have a problem with extremities. I have a real problem with every single incident becoming the greatest or the worst of all time. There are degrees. There …

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Almost forgot to make my entry today. It’s September 2, 2017. Saturday of the three-day weekend celebrating Labor Day on this coming Monday. And now I’m back to hating this keyboard again. Chilling on a Saturday night, waiting for Dane to get home from some marching band event, a bonfire over at one of the …

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Hi kids. I’m being a little weird tonight, thinking about fantasy/swords and sorcery environments. Maybe a little bit of an explanation. Back when I was probably about 14 years old, I was done playing baseball, having chosen other extracurricular activities. My brother, your great uncle Tom, still played and continued to play into college. His coach …

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Hi kids. It’s Thursday, August 31, 2017. Last day of the month. Gramma made a cake for Gracie to take into her studio tomorrow. She can’t believe I can’t smell it. I’m a little stuffy tonight, might be due to the changing organics in the air. Some of ’em really get to me and clog …

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Hey, kids. Grampa Bob here, waiting for Gracie to get back from her studio work up on campus. Dane and I just kicked back for a bit to watch an episode of “The History of Comedy” on CNN. The subject was satire, and they covered quite a bit of territory, from Mel Brooks to Key …

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OK, it’s Tuesday night, August 29, 2017. Time for me to chat with the progeny. A number of weeks back, I sprained my wrist falling into the old washer out in the garage after I tripped walking across the floor. I think I recall catching my foot on something as I was moving towards the …

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Hello, descendants! Grampa Bob trying to make sure my blog is more interesting than that of any other grumpy old grandparents that show up in the family tree. The news is still full of stories about how bad things are and are continuing to worsen in Texas with Hurricane Harvey. Don’t worry, kids, we’re making …

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Hey kids! Grampa Bob here again. It’s August 27, 207. Hurrican Harvey is trashing Texas right now. Will be for a couple more days. I wonder what the history books will have written in them about this particular meteorological episode? I also can’t help but wonder what additional events will follow. Will things get better? …

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